Computer History

Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer

Jan 1, 1936

I chose this because it was the first programmable computer.

Computer History

Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Mar 20, 2013

John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly-UNIVAC Computer

Feb 20, 1951

I chose this because it was the first commercial computer and it predicted the presedential election.

Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric-ERMA and MICR

May 22, 1955

This was important because it was the first finance and banking computer. It was used to read checks.

Steve Russell & MIT-Spacewar Computer Game

Jun 9, 1962

I chose this because it was the first computer game.

Douglas Engelbart-Computer Mouse & Windows

Jun 27, 1964

I chose this because it was the first computer mouse.

Alan Shugart &IBM-The "Floppy" Disk

Feb 3, 1971

I chose this because it was the first floppy disk. This was used for many years after.

Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers

May 23, 1975

First consumer computers available for sale.

MicrosoftMS-DOS Computer Operating System

Jan 20, 1981

The first advanced, practical, Operating System for computers.

iTunes invented

Jan 9, 2003

I chose thise because iTunes is a huge part of people's lives today.

iPhone invented

Jun 29, 2006

I chose this because iPhone dominate the phone world today and are one of the most important inventions of all time. This started the era of "smart" phones.